Users Guide

○ A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
If you enable the boot access password, the system prompts for a password when you access the GRUB interface.
DellEMC(conf)#boot-access password 7 Hg$7^5HMoiY%
***********************************************************************
* Warning - boot-access password will enable password protection in *
* GRUB. Keep it safe. Forgetting this password and the CLI password *
* may result in switch becoming inaccessible. *
***********************************************************************
Do you want to configure boot-access password? Proceed [yes/no]:yes
DellEMC(conf)#
Enabling User Lockout for Failed Login Attempts
You can configure the system to lock out local users for a specific period for unsuccessful login attempts.
This feature enhances the security of the switch by locking out the local user account if there are more number of unsuccessful
login attempts than what is configured using the max-retry parameter. To enable the user lock out feature, use the following
commands:
Enable the user lockout feature.
CONFIGURATION
password-attributes user-lockout-period minutes
Enter the duration in minutes.
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